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15-year-old girl dies after getting hit while riding e-scooter, police say

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A 15-year-old girl died after she was hit while riding an electric scooter, according to authorities. Police said the crash happened Oct. 21 at around 3:08 p.m. on Racetrack Road. The family identified the victim as Torrianne Mortensen. Torrianne was riding from the Saguaro Park Trail and crossing in a marked crosswalk, police said. Police said vehicles in the adjacent lane had slowed or stopped as she crossed. A southbound 2012 Nissan Rogue approached from behind, passed those vehicles and entered the crosswalk without stopping, hitting the 15-year-old. The girl was taken to the hospital where she died. Police identified the driver as Michael Stanton, 64. He has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian, and overtaking a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk, police said. Police said impairment and speed were not…

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Expedia hired Mike Davis to train its sales team. But he’s not ready to do the job himself.

He’s middle-aged, has jet-black hair, and technically works at Expedia Group. “He’s kind of a legend at our company,” said Beth Potter, Expedia’s senior manager of field enablement. But Mike Davis isn’t a person. He’s an AI agent built by Seismic, a San Diego company that recently showcased him along with a roster of other AI tools at its 11th annual conference in Carlsbad. Seismic, a privately held company valued at $6 billion, makes its money by integrating AI into the sales teams of large companies. The guest list at the conference read like Silicon Valley Scrabble: Meta, Microsoft, GitHub, Uber. Add in major law firms, finance giants, hospital systems and insurers, all showing off their Seismic AI agents or learning how to integrate their own. Between sessions, The San Diego Union-Tribune asked Seismic CEO Rob Tarkoff a seemingly obvious question that most people have a hard time…

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62% of Americans Agree: AI Scams Are a Bigger Threat Than Computer Viruses

Think about your daily digital routine: When was the last time computer malware stopped you in your tracks? Never? Maybe once? Now consider how often your phone lights up with a suspect text, scam call, or phishing email. Daily? Hourly? You're not alone—and recent data from a survey of 1,000 Americans by CNET Group (which includes PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET, and others) reveals that readers are far more concerned about fraudsters than viruses. Beyond the stats, the personal consequences of these deceptive tactics are devastating. As senior security writer Kim Key documented, one 77-year-old retired nurse lost $400,000 of her life savings after bad actors trapped her in a relentless, weeks-long impersonation scheme. Here's why scams have become public enemy number one, and how you can protect yourself. We surveyed 1,000 Americans about their security knowledge, experience, and attitudes.…

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Coding in RPG IV - a beginner's tutorial

No results were found for your search query. To return expected results, you can: You are in: RPG Cafe > Tutorial on RPG Coding in Free-Form RPG IV This tutorial is intended for experienced programmers who want to learn RPG IV…

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Jessica Biel Says ‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Will ‘Modernize’ the Show Now That TV Has ‘Less Limitations’: ‘We Were Very Careful About What Our Audience Wanted’

Nearly 20 years since the conclusion of “7th Heaven,” and over a year since the news broke about its reboot, original star Jessica Biel is giving fans an update on the new iteration of the show, including how she plans to “modernize” it for today’s audience and what she hopes to accomplish on set as […] Jessica Biel Says ‘7th Heaven’ Reboot Will ‘Modernize’ the Show Now That TV Has ‘Less Limitations’: ‘We Were Very Careful About What Our Audience Wanted’ Nearly 20 years since the conclusion of “7th Heaven,” and over a year since the news broke about its reboot, original star Jessica Biel is giving fans an update on the new iteration of the show, including how she plans to “modernize” it for today’s audience and what she hopes to accomplish on set as a producer. “What we want to create, how we want to modernize it, is really the things that are happening for teenagers and families that…

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